Truce

The armed wing of Hamas declared on Friday that the movement would not back down from its demand that Israel leave Gaza in order to ensure the release of the captives who were taken prisoner in...

On Thursday, the head of Hamas was scheduled to visit Cairo to discuss a possible cease-fire in Gaza, while Israel continued its offensive within the besieged Palestinian territory. After mediators convened in Paris, with international efforts...

Following a week-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, fighting broke out again in Gaza on Friday; minutes later, Palestinian health officials announced the first casualties. A thick cloud of gray smoke was seen sweeping over northern...

The militant organization Hamas liberated two more Israeli women on Thursday in exchange for the release of more Palestinian detainees as part of an extended ceasefire that put a stop to weeks of bloody fighting. International...

Thirty Palestinian prisoners were freed overnight Wednesday, Israeli prison authorities said, in the final exchange under an extended truce deal due to expire within hours. “During the night, 30 male and female security prisoners were released...

The truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours Monday, with the militant group saying it was willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages, including a four-year-old orphaned by its attack....

According to locals, state media, and an AFP journalist, calm returned to Lebanon’s southern border on Friday when a temporary ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into force. Deadly gunfights have...

Afghanistan was waiting Monday for a Taliban response to President Ashraf Ghani’s suggestion of a three-month ceasefire, an offer welcomed by the United States and NATO after 17 years of war. Ghani unveiled the government’s latest...

News Hour: Moscow announced on Tuesday that Russian and Syrian air forces have stopped bombing Aleppo ahead of a brief truce, a move the Kremlin said showed “goodwill” as it faces mounting criticism for backing a...

News Hour: The Philippine government and communist rebels have reached a truce, ahead of the resumption of peace talks in Norway, and just a week after President Rodrigo Duterte abruptly called off a unilateral ceasefire, reports Aljazeera....